On the 12th of May, in this week 12 match, Tromsø and Vålerenga will play a match in Tromso in a clash of these two extremely mismatched Eliteserien teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cold day, and temperatures reaching a maximum of only 1 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. Tromsø is fresh off their 1-1 draw against Jerv. Mathias Haarup struck first for Jerv in the 30th minute on a feed from Mathias Wichmann, then Moses Ebiye tied it up for Tromsø in the 33rd minute on a feed from Mikkelsen earning Tromsø at least a draw. Tromsø looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 10 points in their last 10 matches, while vålerenga sits at 4th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 3-1 win against Sandefjord. Taaje struck first for Vålerenga on an own goal in the 9th minute, then Aron Dønnum added another in the 32nd minute. Vålerenga is looking for direction having earned 14 points in their last 10 matches.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season. Last season these teams were evenly matched with 2 draws each.
Viðar Örn Kjartansson has been the most prolific scorer on Vålerenga in the last five matches with three goals. Both Sakarias Opsahl and Jostein Maurstad Gundersen have been the hottest scorers for Tromsø in the last 5 each having scored 2 goals each.